RocetLab Announced Neutron Rocket Production at Wallops

[ronsmytheiii]

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Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) (Rocket Lab), a leading launch and space systems company, today revealed it has selected Wallops Island, Virginia, as the location for its first launch site and extensive manufacturing and operations facilities, for its 8-ton payload class reusable Neutron rocket.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220228006048/en/Rocket-Lab-Selects-Virginia-for-Neutron-Launch-Site-Extensive-Manufacturing-Complex

 

Rocket is about the size of the Falcon 9 or Antares, but unlike the latter it will fly back, land, and be reused.

 

 

[ronsmytheiii]

Groundbreaking for the Factory happened on 11 April 2022, at the entrance to the Wallops range:

 

 

[urbanfan]

Electron made its debut with a successful launch after the scrubbed mission in December.  This initial rocket is not reusable but the next series will be.